Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 3rd November 2021. WINNER: Babar (thinking): Pehle Anushka aur ab Rizwan!?! Yeh khiladi toh all-rounder nikla!! By Viraf P. Commissariat (USA)
The last few decades have seen a significant rise in Singledom… a product of choice, priorities, divorce and the upswing trend of live-in relationships. More and more women are opting for an independent lifestyle without the constraints of marriage. In India it is noteworthy to accept that one does not only marry the person, but […]
As always, the young-at-heart Mandli (all in their second childhood), met at their favourite club in South Mumbai. This time, Meherwanji’s childhood friend, Edulji Aadhaar-card and his wife Rati Ration-card were also invited. To test their intelligence, Jhangoo-genius asked, “As far as Covid goes, tell us, which is the safest nation?” Edulji Aadhaar: Simple – Vaccination!! […]
Google meet is a new, safe and reliable tool for virtual meetings. You can securely connect from anywhere and create and join high-quality video meetings for up to 250 people, free. You can host unlimited high-definition video meetings with in-built safety – all video meetings are encrypted in transit and proactive anti-abuse measures help keep […]
School Art Week, circa 2012: I’m trying very hard to keep a straight face as our vice principal takes a tour of our class. My palms are sweating and every now and then, I’m on the verge of hysteria. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Mrs. Thakur nod approvingly at Preeti’s handmade […]
INSTANT COCONUT BARFI Ingredients: 4 Cups – Desiccated Coconut; 4 cups – Sugar syrup; 2 tbsp – Khoya; 1 tbsp – Almonds (blanched and shredded); 1 tbsp – Pista (shredded and blanched); 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Add sugar and water in the same proportions in a pan. Start heating the mixture and keep stirring […]
24th October, 2021 – Ava Roj of Mah Khordad, marked the twelfth anniversary of the initiative started by Hoshaang Gotla and Perzon Zend, to hold a Jashan and Humbandagi on Ava roj every month throughout the year (except during the lock down) at the Holy Bhikhabehram well. With places of worship now open to the […]
The essence of the festival of Diwali lies in the Sanskrit shloka: ‘Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya‘ which means “Lead me from darkness to light.” This verse is found in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (I.3.28): “asato ma sad gamaya. tamaso ma jyotir gamaya. mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya,” which means: “From what is not, lead me to what is; […]
– Joint Statement issued by BPP Trustees Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria – On 20th October, 2021, two sitting Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) – Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria broke their hunger fast on the solemn assurance given by their three colleague trustees – Armaity Tirandaz, Xerxes Dastur and Viraf Mehta, that […]
Win-Win! Dear Readers, The one equation that has always applied to our minuscule community, without a shade of doubt, is that our achievements have always been inversely proportional to our population. There is no other community in the world that has accomplished as much, or earned as much fame and pride worldwide, in proportion to […]
On 22nd October, 2021, the community lost its cherished religious leader and scholar – Dasturji Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji – who was known for his commitment and service to our glorious religion. Zoroastrian Scholar and Historian, Noshir Dadrawala shares a tribute: The passing away of Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji is a tragic loss for the Parsi Zoroastrian […]